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Yvette Cooper vs Sarah Owen

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 717 shared comparable votes.

717 same votes 0 different votes 717 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
33 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
33 Aye 86 No
41 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
41 Aye 50 No
46 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
46 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
33 Aye 86 No
41 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
41 Aye 50 No
46 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
46 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
557
52.1 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
512
47.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Migration
149 of 169 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
47 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
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